Pressure regulator and shut-off valve



C. A. CCBB PRESSURE REGULATOR AND SHUT-OFF VALVE Filed March 29, 1952 Q m 5 0M 0 0 Z w m 6 0 A7 o a W Z z 1. 7 WM w Z a2 4 17 6 4, C 1 5 my QM M m or 6 m 2,746,471 rnnssnnnnnonmron AND SHUT-OFF IVALVE Inc., Goshen,ilnd.', a 'c'orporationof" {216M823 V I Application March 29, 1952, se aiiNo. 279;:95 Z-Ci'aimse roman-6 s;

invention relates to a coxnbined pressure Jregulater and" shut-off; valve; the valve structurefldiselosed being i particularly designed for use in connect-ion with a ga's bnrner or 1 the like.

fine object of the invention isto provide agas pressure regulatorfor supplying gas at' a substantially constant pressureto the burner,-and* combined therewith a shuto'fE for themainfgas line which operates upon pilot flame failure ofi a pilot 'that is provided for igniting the burner.

Another object is to provide a combined pressure regulator and' shut-oif'=valve utilizing" a single diaphragm as distinguishedtrorn those types of prior art djevibes 'where 2,746,471 Ce 1 a, Fre M 22, 955

of the coinbined gasfpressnre regulator and main gas shht-eif type emhodying my present invention; portions tirereof 'beihg'brdken away and other rtiohsheing GliftUn'A. Cobb, Goslreng -llidt, assignor to Penn Controls,

seat'18isofi-centerrelativefto the center of the sleeve a gas: pressure regulator valv 'us i'ngone diaphragrnfand asl1ut'-off='valve responsive tothepilot flame using ani other 'diaph'ragm are ai range tin series,eitherasseparate valves-or i-n the same valve; body: 7 i

Still another object is to provide-a valve-struct ureso designed'that a-si'ngle diaphragm may'efi'ect operation ofboth the pressure regulating yalveassenibly and the shnt oiif valve assembly in a" sequencewhich automatically opensdhe-shUt-ofi valve when a piloffiame is lit and has attainedteinperature and thereupon causes the f va-lve toperformits' pressure regulating function until such time asthepilot-flame 'fails, whereupon the shirton valve antomaticazllyreeloses." A furthen'object is to provide an arrangement inwhieh a pressure regulator valve assembly includes a diaphragm thathas a predetermined area, and thchhht-Of valve ineludes the same-'diaph'ragmhut a muchgieat'er area thereof to efl'eet autona-at-ie'operation of the-valve, the greater area, however; being. adequately" controlled-by :thej pressure'ted 'to the valve by a'novelarrangement wherein means biasing theshut-ofi' valve tov the*clo"sed position does so 'at' a point oft-center rela'tivefto the shut-off valveseat so that butasli'ght pressure''is"needed to tiitthe shut-oitfvalve against sueh=bias,"ttierehv "feraeieing" the 'shut-ofi'valve open so that "pressure fed "1 0 the valvestructnre;thereupon operates to automatically open the'valve to the regulatingposition;

stare. further objectis to provide-"a valve structure,

for 'combinedpurposes of pressure regulating during riot mal burning operation andshut-off in" caseofpilbt' aine H failure; which may be made relatively small to irrstance' an over alldiameterof' about4 for a'fburrie'ito which one-half inch pipes supply gas) the'valve having a suitably sized regulating valve mechanisnr'and a somewhat larger area shut-off valve mechanism to accomplish tlle v de'sire'd reghlatihgand shlit offunctions with the small/pressuresavailable in a gas' line.

With these and other objects in view, my invention consistsi'n the Construction; arrangement and eombihation. of. 'the 'var'iou's arts of my pressure regulator and shutoff'lvalve, whereby the objects contemplatedl are-"atj tained, as'h ereinaftermore fully set forth, pointed out inimy-ol'aims and illustrated in the accompanyingtedrawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is an enlarged plan view of a valve structure,

sure regulator and shut-01f valve.

shown in section to illustrate internal details of construe tio'n.- V

Figure Tin-a vertical secti nal view on the line z -j2 of Figfi-re" 1, andincludes' diagrammatically a temperae ture'responsive'pilot valveancf a pilof'light; and

d dlioed sca le and 9 shows the tilting action of the valve duringone art of its operating cycle.

1 6n the accompanying'drawi'ng I have used the reference 'numeral 10 to indicate a valve-body. Thebody 1 0 has an inlet 12 and anoutlet 14. A' sleeve lois mounted in the partition of ,thev'alve Body hetweenthe inlet'a'nd the outlet and hasa regulating assageway 17 in the form of a d'isfe'coniiected therewith and havi g a turned-up peripheral edge constituting the's'eat. The

rear indicated byfthedistmtce betweenthe lines A and B iii Fi ure 1; whi ehjlines arethrongh the respeofive centers of the shut-oifse'at 113 and the sleeve 16. 1

, diaphragm 2t? is provided and its peripheral edge is-setiretl' between the valve body 10' and a diaphragm eoverfl'by means ofscrew's rein a well-known'manner; A diaphragm"plate 26' is sec'ui're'd against the'up'per surface ofthediti hragni to by means of a valve stern 2 8*"-having a c'ollarSZeigainstthe dia hragm, and a nut 34' threadedon the up erenci of the stem to retain the diaphragm plate-2'6 against the upper surface of the.

with a regulating 'valveplug" 36 for regulating cooperation with the passageway 17 as will hereinafter appear.

p I "pi c'fvid a regulating sprin'g136 having its lower end surroundingtlie nutj' landits upper end seated in a regulating spring adjusting plug 38 which is threaded in a hair 4'0 of the diaphragm cover 22'. A closure plug tisprovi dedfor sealing the adjusting plug 38" within the =va1ve-bony atteradjiis'tment is made. i

Aby'pass"'pipe"44 isfprovided for bypassing the ineominggas'pressn're from the inlet 12 into the chamber within e diaphragm cover 22 above the diaphragm 20-: Thisrgas entersth'e chamber through a restriction 4e r I vr zz'JiS provided-with a bleed openl- Tire'ziiaphra'gni' ingz48 lea into sz to a piloevalvess extends. The ilotvalve is, of the'terfip'eratlire responsive type having a capillaryItube fixextendirigf'to atemperafure responsive bulb 58'. I The piliofvalfveo i as iridicat'e'dby the legend thereadjacent ie' normallv closed (N1 CL) and is open when the, bulb 531s heatedi' blee'cl li iie'to the Burner'chamber is provide-d at GileX gffbrh thepilot: valve 54. Also shown di lly is a pilot burner gas line 62 "leading from tlie' gaysilpply' orrro'm the inlet 12' to a-pilot'burner 6 f w adjacent the burner for igniting it whenever"tlie gas s supplied thereto by my combined pres- The flame of the lpildfli glit isindicated at 66 and inaddition to lighting theb'ifr'iielfit heaffs' t'he bulb' for the purpose of openi infitli pilot valve as lon'gas the pilot burner 64"con innes tiohurn -7 Practical operation Assnmin ithe shutrofit: ortion: or the vaive structure beingoperated' as' shoWn in: Figure '2' and-the pilot burner 64 havingtinstr been lighted so-as:to'produeethefiameooi this 'flame will heat the bulb 58 and shortly open the pilot valve 54. Thereupon gas pressure will be bled through 48, 52 and 60' into the burner chamber where it i is ignited by the pilot flame 66 and thus the pressure above the diaphragm 20 is reduced with respect to the pressure therebelow within the confines of, the shut-oif seat 1 8,

which pressures were equalized because of the bypass connection 44. The bleed-01f of pressure .through the valve 54 isin excess of the pressure that-can enter through the restriction 46 so that the pressure in the diaphragm cover 22 above the diaphragm 20 can reach a value where the pressure under the diaphragm and withinthe confines of the seat 18. is suflicientlto overcome the pressure above the diaphragm plus the pressure of the spring 36.

area a, b, c, d in Figure 1 by which' the left half of the effective area of the diaphragmtis increased over that of the right half (the line B being its center line between the two halves) which results in tilting of the valve as in Figure 3 with the application of only about 2" water column pressure. Once this occurs, the whole under area of the diaphragm 20 is subjected to the inletgas pressure through the wide-open regulator valve 1 73t) to eiiect quick opening of the shut-01f valve and a quick movement of the valve plug as to the dotted position a shown in Figure 2 which is the regulating position thereo f as determined by the demands of the burner on the outlet 14 balanced against the incoming pressureat 12 and the setting of the spring 36. Thereafter the valve plug 30 will remain in the regulating zone and modulate the gas flow to maintain a substantially equal pressure at the gas burner due to the outlet pressure acting on the under side of the diaphragm 20 in the usual manner of standard regulating valves.

The shut-oft valve operation is similar to a simple gas diaphragm valve in that pressure is applied or relieved with respect to the area above the diaphragm. However,

it is the type of valve which opens from gas pressure on the under surface of the diaphragm within the confines of'the shut-01f seal 18 and therefore permits of actuation X i by a constant bleed pilot valve system such as shown. Equal gas pressure is applied within the confines of the seat 18, and through the bypass 44 and the restriction 46 to the space above the diaphragm 20 so that the valve is normally closed under the action of the spring 36 and the predominating pressure above the diaphragm 20 with respect to that within the confines of the seat 18. Consequently no gas flows because of 20'seating against 18.

, By relieving the gas pressure from above the diaphragm throughthe bleed opening 48, the" diaphragm will react to the reduction in pressure and the pressure below the diaphragm will raise it off theseat 18, the initial tilting of the diaphragm as shown in Figure 3 permitting the escape of gas to the under side of the entire diaphragm which has the. ability to do so because of its large diameter and the seat being mounted'off-center minimizing the ressure required for this operation. Once the diaphragm s cracked 011 the seat 18, the diaphragm will continue to rise until the action of regulation takesplace and stabilizes the output gas pressure at 14. t

The load spring 36 being centered on the"diaphragm and the shut-01f seat 18 being cit-center, an advantage of tilting action of the valve 011 the seat is attained so that a small amount of gas will bleed through to the diaphragm and begin the sequences necessary to bring the unit into activity as a regulator.

Subsequently, upon failure of the pilot flame 66, gas pressure is again applied to the upper surface of the diaphragm 20 because of-closure of the pilot valve 54 and 4' this pressure neutralizes that below the diaphragm so that the regulator spring 36 forces the diaphragm 20 against the shut-off seat 18 and the flow of gas to the burner is thereby stopped until such time as the pilot light 64 is reignited and the system thereby put back into operation.

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts of my pressure regulator and shutoff valve without departing from the real spirit and purpose of my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claims any modified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents which may be reasonably included within their scope.

I claim as my invention:

1. A combined pressure regulator and shut-oil valve comprising a valve body having an inlet, an outlet and a regulating passageway, a regulating seat at one end of said regulating passageway, a regulating valve plug adapted to coact therewith to efiect a regulating action, a shut-off seat at the other end of said regulating passageway and of greater area than said regulating seat, said shut-01f seat being displaced from the axis of said regulating passageway and regulating seat, a diaphragm for actuating said regulating valve plug and for seating on said shut-ofi seat, means aligned with said axis and biasing said diaphragm toward seated position, a first portion of one side of said diaphragm spanning said shut-0E seat'being subject to the pressure in said inlet and the remaining area of said side of said diaphragm being subject to the pressure in said outlet, means to normally subject the oppositeside of said diaphragm to pressure from said inlet, means to relieve such pressure to unseat said diaphragm from saidshut-off seat, said displacement of'saidshut-off seat from the axis of said regulating passageway'and said regulating seat effecting a tilting action of said diaphragm off said shut-off seat due to the pressure of said inlet against said first portion of said diaphragm when greater than the pressure above the diaphragm plus the load of said biasing means.

2. Ina combined pressure regulator and shut-off valve, a valve body having an inlet, an outlet and a regulating passageway, a regulating seat at one end of said regulating passageway, a regulating valve plug adapted to coact with said regulating seat to effect a regulating action, a shutoff seat located at the other end of said regulating passageway and being of greater area than said regulating seat, saidshut-ofi seat being displaced from the axis of said regulating passageway and said regulating seat, a diaphragm for actuating said regulating valve plug and for seating on said shut-01f seat, means aligned with said axis and biasing said diaphragm toward seated position, a first portion. of one side of said diaphragm spanning said shut- 011 seat being subject to the pressure in said inlet and the remaining area of said side of said diaphragm being subjectto the pressure in said outlet, means to normally subject the opposite side of said diaphragm to pressure from said'inlet, means to relieve such pressure to unseat said diaphragm from said shut-off seat, said displacement of said shut-off seat from the axis of said regulating passageway and saidQregulating seat efiecting a tilting action of said diaphragm off said shut-off seat to thereby permit relatively quick entry of pressure from said inlet under the entire area thereof once the tilting action begins for quickly moving said regulating valve plug to regulating position. a

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,558,651 Ives June 26, 1951 

